JAPANESE airline ANA is launching its brand new Boeing 777-300ER on its London-Tokyo service from October 12th, complete with new cabin designs.
The 'Inspiration of Japan' makeover sees the carrier ditch its premium economy cabin on the aircraft and introduce new First, Business and Economy product.
The new 'ANA First Square' suite features a flatbed seat, privacy screen and 23-inch LCD TV – the cabin comprises eight of the suites in two rows of a 1-2-1 configuration.
In its new-look business class ANA has adopted a staggered seating set up, also in a 1-2-1 configuration, with each seat lying perpendicular to the aisle for easy access. A sliding table is 150 per cent bigger than its predecessor, seats again convert to flatbeds and there's universal laptop power points.
Finally, the new economy cabin comes with a generous 34-inch pitch – previously 31 inches – and a fixed-back design to prevent passengers reclining into the personal space of those behind. There's sliding head and foot rests,
a 10.6-inch LCD TV screen, laptop power, USB socket and iPod connectivity.
The airline is the launch customer for the highly anticipated Boeing 787 and, after several delays, expects to take delivery of the first of its 55-strong order early in 2011. The Inspiration of Japan brand is due to be installed on the Dreamliners, though how the airline plans to deploy them remains to be seen.
